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[TowerTalk] Side-arm blind spots???

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Side-arm blind spots???
From: n3rr@erols.com (Bill Hider, N3RR)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 01:41:29 +0100
Lee,

There are no blind-spots if you use a Ringrotor.  Check it out:

http://www.erols.com/n3rr/n3ringrotor/index.htm

Ask me about sale prices on the TIC products.

Bill, N3RR
http://www.erols.com/n3rr
http://www.erols.com/n3rr/n3ringrotor/index.htm

leewells@lexmark.com wrote:

> I'm planning on side-mounting a 5el 10m yagi at about 50 feet.
> (Looks like a 105CA has enough clearance at the mounting point to
> rotate around the tower on a side-arm)
>
> The main focus here is on contesting (primarily stateside but some DX).
> Location is Georgetown, KY.
>
> One tower face runs N/S and the other leg points West, so it looks like my
> potential blind spots are:
>
> Rotor mount leg         Blind spot
> -------------------------------------
> North (CW)              270-330
> North (CCW)             90-150
> South (CW)              30-90
> South (CCW)             210-270
> West (CW)               150-210
> West (CCW)              330-30
>
> So what would be the "preferred" blind spot???? And why?
>
>         73
>         --Lee
>         KT4ZX
>         Georgetown, KY
>
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